There Is Definitely an Art
To Starting One's Business

By

Eleena De Lisser

Updated Sept. 3, 1999 12:01 a.m. ET

W HEN ROBERTA Pearle Lamb decided in November she wanted to start an opera company, she didn't look far for advice. Her husband, Chris, had taken the plunge, launching his own Internet-related business the summer before.

Can't see any parallels between starting an opera and building a high-tech company? The Lambs see plenty.